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1 The New York Public Library Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Shakespeare Festival Records. Series V: General Manager's Files Processed by New York Shakespeare Festival Project Staff. Summary Creator: New York Shakespeare Festival Productions Papp, Joseph Title: Date: Source: The collection was donated in 1993 by The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp. Abstract: The files of the General Manager encompass the daily workings of the Festival. The files include both extended runs of Broadway and tours as well as the regular Shakespeare Festival season productions. Access: Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: Conditions Governing Use: For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division. Preferred citation: Joseph Papp / New York Shakespeare Festival Collection, *T-Mss , Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Processing note: Processed by New York Shakespeare Festival Project Staff; machine-readable finding aid for Series V created by Mary Ellen Rogan. Key Terms Genre/Physical Characteristic Correspondence Financial records Memorabilia i

2 Memorandums Photographs Scripts Subjects Shakespeare, William, Dramatic production Theater--New York (State)--New York Theater--Production and direction Names Moses, Robert, Papp, Joseph Delacorte Theater (New York, N.Y.) Heckscher Theater (New York, N.Y.) New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater ii

3 Container List Series V: General Manager's Files (189 boxes; lf.) The General Manager of the Festival was responsible for both the regular New York Shakespeare Festival season and the extended runs of Broadway and touring companies. The General Manager was directly responsible for the "regular" programming of the Festival including the Delacorte/Public Theater/Mobile Theater while the extended programming was delegated to a Company Manager (Laurie Wilson, Bob MacDonald). The Company Manager would send some files for the General Manager to see, especially contracts. Staff and accounting for regular and extended programming were separate. The General Manager oversaw everything: day-today activities, "internal" mechanics of "in-house" business, unions, etc. while road shows were delegated to the Company Manager. The General Manager kept B'way files in the office of the Public Theater. The distinction between "regular" programming of the Delacorte and Public Theater and the "extended" programming at Lincoln Center, on tours, and in TV and film work, was a common distinction made by staff that is evident in the NYSF Board minutes and quarterly reports. Records were sent to the General Manager or to the Archives Office either during a program's run or after. They would be stored by the General Manager in already created "Broadway" files in the Public Theater office. General Manager and Company Manager both sent inactive files to the Archives Office during certain intervals. In each case, the files were kept separate from the regular Delacorte/Public Theater-based production records. There was regular communication between the separate offices of the Company Manager and the General Manager. Active records, such as union contracts, were sent directly to the General Manager by the Company Manager, so there are "Broadway" contracts and union-related info found in the General Manager files. Other records from an extended show were stored in the General Manager's "Broadway" files, which were maintained separately. Some records were sent directly by the Company Manager to the Festival Archivist from the road. Ultimately, all extended programming files were maintained separately and labelled General Manager - Broadway. Company managers would sometimes "graduate" and later become general manager (Laurie Wilson, Bob MacDonald). Bob Kamlot was hired to be manager for the Lincoln Center programs, he later became a general manager. Sub-series 1 - Broadway / Extended Run files Sub-series 2 - Non-Broadway files Production files Dropped Projects Expired Options Administrative files General Lincoln Center /ul> Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (41.25 lf.; 99 boxes) This sub-series includes the Company Manager's files for Broadway, Tours, Lincoln Center, film and television productions. Includes correspondence, contracts, clippings, box office files such as receipts, advance ticket sales, complaints, programs, interoffice memos and other files which shed light on the day to day workings of the Shakespeare Festival productions. b. 5-1 f. 1-3 The art of dining / Tina Howe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) Washington, D. C. production. Three folders containing contracts, clippings, and correspondence. 1

4 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b. 5-1 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains advertising and press materials, and box office materials including comps, donated tickets, and ticket complaints. b. 5-2 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains clippings, concession reports, contracts, and correspondence. b. 5-3 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains general correspondence and correspondence to/from AEA and regarding the record breaking 3,389th performance. b. 5-4 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains correspondence regarding tickets, guest information, interoffice memos, legal issues, the Japanese documentary on the closing of A Chorus Line, and miscellaneous fact sheets. b. 5-5 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains information on group sales, press and press notices, a program from the final show and materials regarding the record breaking 3,389th performance of A Chorus Line. b. 5-6 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains information on the record breaking 3,389th performance of A Chorus Line, and Stage Manager's Reports from 1975-Feb b. 5-7 f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains Stage Manager's Reports from March b. 5-8 f. 1-9 A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains Stage Manager's Reports from May 1979 to Oct b. 5-9 f. 1-8 A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains Stage Manager's Reports from January 1985-April 1986 b A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains Stage Manager's Reports from May 1986-April 1988 b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Contains Stage Manager's Reports from May 1988-April 1990, and one folder regarding a video project. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch National Company records. Contains advertising materials, bookings materials, clippings, concessions and merchandising reports, contracts, and correspondence. 2

5 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch National Company records. Contains general correspondence and correspondence with AEA. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch National Company records. Contains correspondence with AEA, and regarding the dance captain position, improper filming of auditions, legal issues, musicians, ticket requests; insurance issues, inventories, itineraries and the Scott Stein vs. ACL lawsuit. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch National Company records. Contains musicians book, press kit, prompt book with blocking, and Stage Manager's Reports from May 1976 to August b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch National Company records. Contains Stage Manager's Reports from September 1977 to August b. 5-16A f. 1-6 A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1978 Shubert Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) National Company records. Contains Stage Manager's Reports from January 1, 1978 to December 31, b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)Shubert Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (Organization : Baltimore, Md.)Denver Center for the Performing ArtsNational Theatre (Washington, D.C.)Shubert Theatre (Boston, Mass.)Orpheum (Minneapolis, Minn.) National Company records. Contains materials pertaining to performances in each of the following cities Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis, and Denver, July 1, 1976 to August Materials may include programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, theater settlement information, advance survey materials, theater layouts and ticket/box office information, truck schedules, and stage manager's reports (8/80-9/80). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Civic Auditorium (Portland, Or.)San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (Calif.)Pantages Theatre (Hollywood, Calif.)Golden Gate Theater (San Francisco, Calif.) National Company records. Contains materials pertaining to performances in each of the following ciites: San Diego, Chicago II (proposal), Portland, OR, San Jose, Los Angeles II, and San Francisco III between 8/5/79 and 3/16/80. Types of materials may include correspondence, advance information and theater surveys, programs, clippings, final settlement sheets, transporation and housing materials, press releases. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1980 Golden Gate Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)Orpheum Theatre (Memphis, Tenn.)Shea's Theatre (Buffalo, New York)American Theatre (St. Louis, Mo.)Hanna Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio)Macauley Theatre (Louisville, Kentucky)Civic Center of Greater Des Moines (Des Moines, Iowa)Hilton U. Brown Brown Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.)Capital Theater (Salt Lake City, Utah)Phoenix Civic Theatre (Phoenix, Ariz.)Music Hall at Fair Park (Dallas, TX) National company records. Contains materials pertaining to performances in the following cities: San Francisco III, Memphis, Buffalo, St. Louis, Cleveland, Louisville, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and Dallas between 3/16/80 and 8/3/80. Types of materials may include correspondence, advance information and surveys, programs, clippings, final settlement sheets, transporation and housing materials, various schedules, and press releases. 3

6 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f. 1-5 A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1980 Chrysler Hall (Norfolk, VA)Expo-Theatre (Montreal, Canada) National Company records. Contains materials pertaining to performances in the following cities: Norfolk, VA, and Montreal, Canada between 8/6/80 and 9/14/80. Types of materials may include correspondence, advance theatre information and surveys, programs, clippings, final settlement sheets, transporation and housing materials, various schedules, immigration and customs paperwork, press releases and theater contracts. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Bus and Truck Company records. Contains advance planning materials, bus travel logs, cast lists, instructions and information, advertising materials, character information and understudy lists, and the Company Manager's Book. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Bus and Truck Company records. Contains correspondence files and contract files for moving and production companies, designers, musicians, managers, stage hands, wardrobe attendants, royalty participants, and scenery manufactors. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch American Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford, Conn) Bus and Truck Company records. Contains correspondence, Dance Captain's notebooks, immigration certification, internal memos, itineraries, inventories, and information regarding an lawsuit with the American Shakespeare Theatre (first box). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch American Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford, Conn) Bus and Truck Company records. Contains information regarding a lawsuit with the American Shakespeare Theatre (con't folders) and a lawsuit against an employee; lighting focus charts and master track sheets and lighting cues with supplements (first folder). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Bus and Truck Company records. ( ) Contains lighting cues with supplements (con't), close of run notice, royalty statements and related notes, stage manager's reports (9-80 to 9/82), contracts for individual theaters, technical riders and spot check sheets and theft reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Bus and Truck Company records. Contains contracts for performances at theaters in Birmingham, AL; Charlottesville, VA; Richmond, VA; Charlotte, NC; Blacksburg, VA; Raleigh, NC; Chapel Hill, NC; Akron, OH; E. Lansing, MI; Kalamazoo, MI.; Dayton, OH; W. Lafayette, IN; Ames, IA; Davenport, IA; Champaign, IL; Normal, IL; Madison, WI; Evansville, IL; Aurora, IL: Iowa City, IA; Toledo, OH; So. Bend, IN; Lexington, KY; New Wilmington, PA; Utica, NY; West Point, NY; Amherst, MA; Omaha, NE; New Orleans, LA; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; Burlington, VT; Portland, ME; Reading, PA; Scranton, PA; Erie, PA; Syracuse, NY; Elmira, NY; Indiana, PA; Kitchner, Ontario; Rochester, NY; Stratford, CT; Huntsville, AL; Auburn, AL; Mobile, AL; Savannah, GA; Knoxville, TN; Winston Salem, NC; Augusta, GA; Tallahassee, FL; Sarasota, FL; Lakeland, FL; Biloxi, MS; Lafayette, LA; Orange, TX; Monroe, LA; Little Rock, AR; Fort Smith, AR; Wichita, KS; Wichita Falls, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Austin, TX; College Station, TX; Harlingen, TX, Akron, OH, E. Lansing, MI, and Kalamazoo, MI. 4

7 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Bus and Truck Company records. ( ) Contains contracts for performances at theaters in Las Cruces, NM; El Paso, TX; Tucson, AZ; Fresno, CA; Claremont, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Long Beach, CA; Tempe, AZ; Alburquerque, NM; Lubbock, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; Jacksonville, FL; Columbia, SC; Greensboro, NC; Charleston, WV; Akron, OH; Fort Wayne, IN; Kalamazoo, MI; Wheeling, WV.; Toledo, OH; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Des Moines, IA; Lincoln, NE; Cheyenne, WY; Sacramento, CA; Yakima, WA; Spokane, WA; Vancouver, BC; Saskatoon, SA; Regina, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Al; Toronto, Ontario; Hamilton, ON; Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; Buffalo, NY; E. Lansing, MI; Iowa City, IA; Bloomington, IN; Macomb, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Tulsa, OK; Ft. Worth, TX; Kansas City, MO; Columbia, MO; Rockford, IL; Springfield, IL; Carbondale, IL; Madison, WI; Duluth, MN; Indianapolis, IN; Terre Haute, IN; Peoria, IL; Paducah, KY; Louisville, KY; Pittsburgh, PA; Rochester, NY; Stratford, CT; San Antonio, TX; Omaha, NB; Charleston, WV; Birmingham, AL; Chattanooga TN; Roanoke, VA; Hershey, PA; Poughkeepsie, NY; Portland, ME; Worcester, MA; Schenectady, NY; Amherst, MA; Hartford, CT; San Juan, PR; Schenectady, NY; St. Bonaventure, NY; Columbus, OH. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1982 Bus and Truck Company records. Contains contracts for performances at theaters in La Cross, WI; Neenah, WI; Aurora, IL; Bloomington, IN; Wheeling, WV; Saginaw, MI; Dayton, OH; Evansville, IN; Decatur, IL; Muncie, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Youngstown, OH; Cleveland, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Jackson, MS; Huntsville, AL; Asheville, NC; Spartanburg, SC; Nashville, TN; Columbus, GA; Montgomery Al; Panama City, FL; Lafayette, LA; Little Rock, AR; Joplin, MO; Lawrence, KS; Pueblo, CO; Casper, WY; Cheyenne, WY; Rapid City, SD; Sioux Falls; SD; Sioux City, IA; Joliet, IL; Ames, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Kalamazoo, MI; Syracuse, NY; Binghampton, NY; Erie, PA; Albany, NY; Providence, RI; Springfield, MA; Norfolk, VA; Columbia, SC; Greensboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC; Johnson City, TN: Indianapolis, IN; Minneapolis, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Fargo, ND; Rockford, IL; South Bend, IN; Toledo, OH; Richmond, VA; Atlanta, GA; Sunrise, FL; Kissimee, FL; Memphis, TN; Baton, Rouge, LA; Pensacola, FL; New Orleans, LA; Vienna, VA; Canton, OH; Greensburg, PA; Huntington, WV; Knoxville, WV; Shreveport, LA; Lake Charles, LA; San Antonio, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Texarkana, TX; St. Louis, MO; Kansas City, MO; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Wilmington, DE; Pittsburgh, PA. b f. 1-3 A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Bus and Truck Company records. Contains royalty statements and materials. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains materials on the apprentice program for managers, performances in Argentina, Vienna (Austria) and Brazil; new cast member work sheets, company rosters, contact sheets, and contracts from Australia and re: company managers, designers, musical director, musicians, between NYSF and royalty participants, press agents, security agreement, stage hands, and scenery makers. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains one contract folder (West Coast Theaterical Storage Transfer) and general correspondence between 1976 and 1987, correspondence with Actors' Equity Association between 1976 and 1983, correspondence re: European tour, , and with music director Herbert Harris, b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Theater NowZev Buffman Entertainment International company records. Contains correspondence regarding Herbert Harris, Laurel Ann Wilson, legal issues, musicians, NYSF, royalties, travel, Zev Buffman Entertainment/Theater Now, the European tour- Valentin Procyznski promoter, France and Great Britian. 5

8 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains materials on the Hawaii, Japan, and Israel productions, instructions to new cast members, insurance (fireproofing, theft and damage reports, trucking schedules), equipment inventories, itineraries, an arbitration case between AEA, the League of New York Theatre Producers and A Chorus Line, and a lawsuit between NYSF and Gary Zanechansky and Garison Stanley, Ltd (con't in next box). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains materials on the lawsuit between NYSF and Gary Zanechansky and Garison Stanley, Ltd (con't box), and a lawsuit between Scott E. Stein and A Chorus Line; memos re: contractual issues, Mexico and Scandinavian performances, notices from cast; inventories and physical production materials, publicity, rehearsal logs, and shipping paperwork (con't in next box). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains shipping paperwork (con't from last box), South American and Spain productions, and stage manager's reports between 5/78 and 11/80. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains stage manager's reports between 1/80 and 10/3/82 (Note: some weeks are missing reports). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch International company records. Contains stage manager's reports between 10/5/82 and 5/29/83, take-in schedules with notes; theater surveys, and materials on the U.S.S.R. trip and plans to produce a Russian language version of A Chorus Line (con't in next box). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (Organization : Baltimore, Md.)Fisher Theatre (Detroit, Michigan)Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts (Miami Beach, Fla.)Curran Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)Royal Alexandra Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)Drury Lane Theatre International company records. Contains materials on the U.S.S.R. trip and plans to produce a Russian language version of A Chorus Line (con't from last box), and materials on the Toronto and London productions and the beginning of the U.S. tour of this company. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)Shubert Theatre (Boston, Mass.)Hanna Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio)Taft Theatre (Cincinnati, OH)Kiel Opera House (St. Louis, MS?),Lyric Theatre (Kansas City, MO)Mershon Auditorium (Columbus, OH)Civic Auditorium (San Diego, Calif.)Civic Auditorium (Portland, Or.)Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Vancouver, BC)Opera House (Seattle, Wash.) International company records. Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, lighting cue charts, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Denver Center for the Performing ArtsMusic Hall at Fair Park (Dallas, TX)Civic Center Music Hall (Oklahoma City, OK)Music Hall (Houston, Tex.)Theatre of the Performing Arts (New Orleans, LA.)Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) International company records. Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, lighting cue charts, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. 6

9 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1979 Clowes Memorial Hall (Indianapolis, Indiana)Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)Fisher Theatre (Detroit, Michigan)Bob Mair Municipal Auditorium (Orlando, Fl.)Uihlein Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.)Royal Alexandra Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)National Arts Center (Ottawa, Ont.) International company records (1979). Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, lighting cue charts, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1979 Blackstone Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts (Miami Beach, Fla.)Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.)Civic Auditorium (Jacksonville, Fla.)Bayfront Center (St. Petersburgh, Florida)Playhouse Theatre (Wilmington, Del.)Roy Acuff Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.) International company records (1979). Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, lighting cue charts, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch 1980 Lyric Theatre (Kansas City, MO)Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)Shubert Theatre (Boston, Mass.)Heinz Hall (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Fisher Theatre (Detroit, Michigan)Northrop Auditorium (Minneapolis, Minn.) International company records. Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, lighting cue charts, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Pasadena Civic Auditorium (Pasadena, Calif.)Desert Inn and Country Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)Curran Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)Civic Auditorium (Portland, Or.)Denver Center for the Performing Arts International company records. Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, light board diagrams, lighting cues, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (Calif.)Municipal Theatre Association of St. LouisShubert Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)Fisher Theatre (Detroit, Michigan)Colonial Theatre (Boston, Mass.)Curran Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)Wilshire Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) International company records. Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, light board diagrams, lighting cues, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. 7

10 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Fox Theatre (San Diego, Calif.)Denver Center for the Performing ArtsDesert Inn and Country Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (Organization : Baltimore, Md.)Shubert Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle, Wash.) International company records. Contains materials from performances of the U.S. tour of the International cast. Materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, light board diagrams, lighting cues, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Shubert Theatre (Boston, Mass.)Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)Shubert Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)O'Keefe Theatre (Toronto, Canada) International company records. Contains materials from performances in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Toronto as well as financial profit projections, salary spread sheet, stage manager resumes, schedules, and fact sheets for the International Company. Other materials MAY include advance theater surveys, blueprints or drawings of theater stage and dressing rooms, casting information, contracts (theater, crew, designer, or musicians), press releases, advertising and promotion materials, clippings, light board diagrams, lighting cues, programs, correspondence, travel and housing materials, box office or theater settlement materials, theater seating charts, various schedules, memos, and inventories, immigration and customs paperwork, and stage manager's reports. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch CorrespondenceChorus linea chorus line cast albumbennett, Michael, Producer's Files. These records may contain correspondence, cards, notes, memos, invitations, contracts, clippings, souvenir and regular programs, various schedules, lists, press kits, telegrams, photographs, press releases, advertising copy, and theatre seating charts. Topics in this box include advertising, auction materials, audiences questionaires, Michael Bennett correspondence, bus and truck company souvenir program, cast album, and casting and production notes re: London production. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus LineHamlisch, Marvin Producer's Files. These records may contain correspondence, cards, notes, memos, invitations, contracts, clippings, souvenir and regular programs, various schedules, lists, press kits, telegrams, photographs, press releases, advertising copy, and theatre seating charts. Topics in this box include clippings re: Australia, close of Broadway production, the motion picture, and the Russian theater exchange project; the close of show, and contracts re: audio consultant, Australian tour and producers agreement, licensing agreements, lighting design, and London production agreements (some in draft). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch Chorus line Producer's Files. These records may contain correspondence, cards, notes, memos, invitations, contracts, clippings, souvenir and regular programs, various schedules, lists, press kits, telegrams, photographs, press releases, advertising copy, and theatre seating charts. Topics in this box include contracts re: music agreements for motion picture, Plum Productions re: Off Broadway production, designers, production contract for the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the Off Broadway, and workshop productions; general correspondence between August 1975 and November

11 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus LineHamlisch, Marvin Producer's Files. These records may contain correspondence, cards, notes, memos, invitations, contracts, clippings, souvenir and regular programs, various schedules, lists, press kits, telegrams, photographs, press releases, advertising copy, and theatre seating charts. Topics in this box include general correspondence between 2/86 and 9/90 and correspondence re: the International Company in Australia, the closing of the Broadway production, congratulatory notes and messages for the opening night (Broadway), the European tour, foreign tours, international tour, legal issues, and licensing rights. b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus LineChorus linehamlisch, Marvin Producer's Files. These records may contain correspondence, cards, notes, memos, invitations, contracts, clippings, souvenir and regular programs, various schedules, lists, press kits, telegrams, photographs, press releases, advertising copy, and theatre seating charts. Topics in this box include correspondence re: London production and royalties, the motion picture, Plum Productions, press, production merchandise, and the Tony Awards; participation in the "Equity Fight AIDS" benefit, the 4,000th performance of A chorus line, the International company's itinerary and schedules, and two lawsuits: S.Kirpan Lighting Corp vs. NYSF and Justin Thomas vs. Joseph Papp (copyright infringement). b f A chorus line (Musical) / Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus LineHamlisch, Marvin Producer's Files. These records may contain correspondence, cards, notes, memos, invitations, contracts, clippings, souvenir and regular programs, various schedules, lists, press kits, telegrams, photographs, press releases, advertising copy, and theatre seating charts. Topics in this box include continued folders re: Lawsuit between Justin Thomas vs. Joesph Papp, the Los Angeles production, press materials for the close of the Broadway production, printed materials (invites, cards, logos, etc.) production schedules, dress rehearsal program and invitations for Broadway opening, souvenir program to Australian production, Russian theater exchange project, signs and displays, 6,000th performance, and materials and correspondence from special performances at the White House and the Governor's Dinner. b f Cuba and his teddy bear / Reinaldo Povod Cuba and his teddy bearpovod, ReinaldoLongacre Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Broadway production. Materials may include: correspondence, telegrams, notes, memos, contracts (AEA; various unions, designers, rental companies), surveys, questionnaires, advertising, merchandise sales records, clippings, insurance information, performance schedules, inventories, press releases, programs, stage manager's performance reports, and financial information. Topics in this box include: advertising, audience survey, child actor consent forms, clippings, concessions, and contracts: designers, company manager, equipment rental, press agents, principle actors, and security agreement. b f Cuba and his teddy bear / Reinaldo Povod Cuba and his teddy bearpovod, ReinaldoLongacre Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Broadway production. Materials may include: correspondence, telegrams, notes, memos, contracts (AEA; various unions, designers, rental companies), surveys, questionnaires, advertising, merchandise sales records, clippings, insurance information, performance schedules, inventories, press releases, programs, stage manager's performance reports, and financial information. Topics in this box include: theater lease, correspondence with AEA, Insurance materials, notes, opening night notes, seating charts, etc.; performance schedule, press information, program autographed by lead players, a bound script autographed by Robert DeNiro, stage manager's reports, and box office wrap sheet. b f. 17 Death of Von Richthofen as witnessed from earth / Des McAnuff May 1982 The art of dininghowe, TinaJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) One folder containing production budget materials from both Broadway and Off Broadway productions and a weekly expense report from "The Art of Dining" from the Washington, D.C. production. Materials include weekly operations budgets, correspondence and estimated production budget. 9

12 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f Fathers and sons / Thomas Babe Booth Theatre (New York, N. Y.) Broadway run records. Two folders containing contracts and sheet music from the proposed Broadway production. b f For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the rainbow is EnufShange, NtozakeBooth Theatre (New York, N. Y.) Broadway run records. Contains advertising schedules and materials, correspondence, clippings, concession reports, contracts, memos, notices, statements, stage manager's performance and personnel change reports, seating charts, invoices, programs, insurance claims, and some financial materials. This box contains Advertising Schedules to Contracts: Composer. b f For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the rainbow is EnufKing, Woodie, Jr., 1937-Springer, AshtonShange, NtozakeBooth Theatre (New York, N. Y.)New Federal Theatre (Theatrical troupe) Broadway run. Contains advertising schedules and materials, correspondence, clippings, concession reports, contracts, memos, notices, statements, stage manager's performance and personnel change reports, seating charts, invoices, programs, insurance claims, and some financial materials. This box contains Contracts: Choreographer to Correspondence: Outgoing - Woodie King/Ashton Springer Productions.. b f For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the rainbow is EnufShange, NtozakeBooth Theatre (New York, N. Y.)Theatre Development Fund Broadway run. Contains advertising schedules and materials, correspondence, clippings, concession reports, contracts, memos, notices, statements, stage manager's performance and personnel change reports, seating charts, invoices, programs, insurance claims, and some financial materials. This box contains Stage Manager's Performance Reports (August reports missing) to Theatre Development Fund, Inc. b f For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the rainbow is EnufShange, Ntozake National tour. Contains advertising schedules and materials, box office statements (sampling), correspondence, clippings, contracts (AEA, union, theater party, theater leases), memos, notices, statements, stage manager's performance and personnel change reports, seating charts, invoices, programs, insurance claims, and some financial materials. This box contains clippings, contracts, correspondence, housing and travel materials, insruance reports, intinerary, Stage Manager Report of Personnel Changes, and wrap sheets. b f For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the rainbow is EnufShange, NtozakeShubert Theatre (Boston, Mass.)Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (Organization : Baltimore, Md.)American Conservatory TheatreWarner Theatre (Washington, D.C.) National tour. Contains advertising schedules and materials, box office statements, correspondence, clippings, contracts (AEA, union, theater party, theater leases), memos, notices, statements, stage manager's performance and personnel change reports, seating charts, invoices, programs, insurance claims, and some financial materials. This box contains a sampling of materials from all the cities on the tour. The four cities chosen represent the broadest selection and amounts of materials. The materials include correspondence, box office statments, clippings, AEA contracts (restricted access), union contracts, royalty statements, theater party contracts, bills, and advertising materials. 10

13 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange 1976 For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the rainbow is EnufShange, Ntozake Two folders containing contracts for the performers on the cast album and recording company. b f. 13 For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange 1981 For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (Screenplay)For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (Television program)shange, Ntozake Contains correspondence regarding the television broadcast of For colored girls... b f The gin game / D. L. Coburn 1979 A Chorus LineThe Gin GameHamlisch, MarvinCoburn, D. LN.Y.S.F. Russian Theater Exchange Program Three folders from the 1979 trip to the U.S.S.R. to perform The Gin Game as part of a proposed Russian/U.S. theater exchange program. Folders contain an advance report, grant from U.S. government to go to U.S.S.R., correspondence, and discussion of arrangements for production of A Chorus Line. b f. 1-4 The gin game / D. L. Coburn 1979 A Chorus LineThe Gin GameHamlisch, MarvinCoburn, D. LN.Y.S.F. Russian Theater Exchange Program Four folders from the 1979 trip to the U.S.S.R. to perform The Gin Game as part of a proposed Russian/U.S. theater exchange program. Folders contain final report, itinerary, and theater surveys in U.S.S.R. b f Human comedy (Opera) / Galt MacDermot Royale Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Broadway production records. Records in this box contain advertising materials, reports, flyers, ticket "two-fers", correspondence, telegrams, memos, list, applications, clippings, contracts (composer/lyricist, costume, sound, lighting, and scenery designers, secruity agreement, video taping agreements, theater lease; correspondence re: AEA, authors royalties, and designer contracts, casting lists, and box office materials. b f Human comedy (Opera) / Galt MacDermot Royale Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Broadway production records. Records in this box contain correspondence, insurance materials, musicians, opening night tickets and party plans, physical production lists, and financial materials. b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Circle in the Square (Theater) Circle in the Square production. Records contain correspondence, notes, lists, clippings, contracts (principals, designers, director, orchestration, press agents, security agreement, stock and amateur rights, theater lease, etc.), affidavits, memos, stage manager's daily performance reports and personnel change reports, concession sales reports, subsidiary production royalties, miscellaneous financial statments. These folders contain advertising materials, clippings, contracts, and correspondence. 11

14 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Circle in the Square (Theater) Circle in the Square production. Records contain correspondence, notes, lists, clippings, contracts (principals, designers, director, orchestration, press agents, security agreement, stock and amateur rights, theater lease, etc.), affidavits, memos, stage manager's daily performance reports and personnel change reports, concession sales reports, subsidiary production royalties, miscellaneous financial statments. These folders contain correspondence, affidavits, memos, lists, royalty waivers, stage manager's performance reports 1/79-3/80. b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Circle in the Square (Theater) Circle in the Square production. Records contain correspondence, notes, lists, clippings, contracts (principals, designers, director, orchestration, press agents, security agreement, stock and amateur rights, theater lease, etc.), affidavits, memos, stage manager's daily performance reports and personnel change reports, concession sales reports, subsidiary production royalties, miscellaneous financial statements. These folders contain stage manager's performance reports 3/80-3/81, stage manager's reports of personnel changes, concessions sales reports, royalty statements from subsidiary productions. b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Curran Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)Huntington Hartford Theatre. (Los Angeles, Calif.) National company records. Contains correspondence, proposals, clippings, contracts and agreements, financial statements (box office and royalty, invoices, concession reports, profit/loss statements, operating statements, weekly expenses and production cost reports), programs and awards, arbitration materials, memos, charts, photographs (originals removed to photograph series), and press releases. Includes materials from productions in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Francisco. Materials include licensing agreement, box office statements, profit/loss statements, and the failed production attempt in L.A. b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Curran Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)Huntington Hartford Theatre. (Los Angeles, Calif.)Travel Light Theatre Company. (Chicago, Ill.)Drury Lane Water Tower and Theater (Chicago, Ill.) National company records. Contains correspondence, proposals, clippings, contracts and agreements, financial statements (box office and roylaty, invoices, concession reports, profit/loss statements, operating statements, weekly expenses and production cost reports), programs and awards, arbitration materials, memos, charts, photographs (originals removed to photograph series), and press releases. Includes materials from productions in Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago such as licensing agreement, box office statements, profit/loss statements, arbitration materials, clippings, correspondence, publicity memos, marketing and advertising proposals and press releases. 12

15 Series V: General Manager's Files (cont.) Sub-series 1 - Broadway/Extended Run Files (cont.) b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.)Dean Gross Theatre (Houston, Tex.)Opera House. (Lexington, Ky.)Pittsburgh Public Theater (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Ports Dinner Theatre. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada.)Foundation du Theatre du Nouveau Monde. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada.) National company records. Contains correspondence, proposals, clippings, contracts and agreements, financial statements (box office and roylaty, invoices, concession reports, profit/loss statements, operating statements, weekly expenses and production cost reports), programs and awards, arbitration materials, memos, charts, photographs (originals removed to photograph series), and press releases. Includes materials from productions in Detroit, Houston, Lexington, KY., Montreal, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Washington, D.C. and contains production proposals, licensing agreements, contracts, clippings, programs and awards, and financial statements (box office statements, royalty statements, invoices, etc.) b f. 1-3 I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) National company records. Contains correspondence, proposals, clippings, contracts and agreements, financial statements (box office and roylaty, invoices, concession reports, profit/loss statements, operating statements, weekly expenses and production cost reports), programs and awards, arbitration materials, memos, charts, photographs (originals removed to photograph series), and press releases. Includes materials from the production in Washington, D.C., primarily financial statements and reports. b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Apollo Theatre (London, Eng.)Schlosspark-Theater (Berlin, Germany)Adelaide Festival Centre Trust. (Australia) International company records. Contains correspondence, flyers, photographs, programs, clippings, contracts and licensing agreements. These folders contain materials from the productions in Amersterdam, Australia, Berlin, London and Tokyo. Materials include general information, contracts correspondence, clippings, financial statements and reports. b f I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road (Musical) / Nancy Ford Film records. Folders include contracts and correpondence. b f Leaf people / Dennis J. Reardon Booth Theatre (New York, N. Y.) Broadway production records. Six folders containing contracts (AEA, author, director, designers), general folder, and music. b. 5-63A f. 1-2 Leaf people / Dennis J. Reardon Booth Theatre (New York, N. Y.) Broadway production records. Two folders containing music copyright issues, and stage manager's daily performance reports. b. 5-63A f Miss Margarida's way / Roberto Athayde Ambassador Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Broadway production records. 28 folders containing box office materials (flyers, house seat information, wrap sheets, comps), clippings, concessions sales, contracts (author, designers, director, principals, equipment rentals, press agent, stage hands, theater lease), correspondence (general incoming and outgoing, dispute over author/producer royalties, patron complaints), insurance, close of run notice, royalties paid, stage manager's daily performance reports, and financial materials (estimated budgets, profit/loss statements). 13